Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-03
ASSEMBLY.
The House met at 1OA.M.

The House met at 10 A.
The first thing considered was Assembly con-
stitutional amendment No. s. relative to the pas
sage of special or local laws, by adding to the
section" But nothing in this section shall pre-
vent the Legislature from passing laws having
local application, regulating the diversion, dis
tribution and use of water for irrigation, mining
and other useful purposes, and for the construc-
ton and regulation of canals, bitches and other
works therefor, as the same may be requird in
any county or counties, or in any district created
by law for that purpose; provided however. that
such laws having a local application shall not
grant to any private corporation or individual,
any special or exclusive right, privilege or i'm
munity."
After considerable discussion the amendment
was referred to the Committee On Constitutional
Amendments.
constitutional amendment relative to irrigation.
After considerable discussion the amendment
was referred to the Committee on Irrigation.
NEW BILLS.
By Rucker-Appropriating s25O, 900 for the
erection of additional buildings for the use of
the patients at the California Hospital for the
Chronic Insane.
By McGowan-To prevent fraud and imposi-
ton in the matter OF stamping and labelling pro-
duce and manufactured goods-making it a
misdemeanor and punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment.
By matchmaking the statute in regard to
the uniformity and texture of ballot paper.
GENERAL FILE.
a. B. IS, regulating the practice of law in Po-
lice Courts, was read a second time, as was also
A. B. &c, to prevent running, Gaping ana solic-
iting for attorneys:at-law in Police Courts
Brooks moved to take up for consideration,
out of order, A. B. l. relating to pilot regula-
tions. Carried. After lengthy and heated de-
bate the bill was referred to the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation 1t originally was
in the hands of the Judiciary Committee, WHO
amended it and recommended its passage. isar--
A. b. IS was read third time and passed. 1t
provides as follows:
every person who, by force, threats or intim-
idation, or by fencing or inclosing, or by any
unlawful means. binders, prevents or obstructs,
or combines and confederateS with others,
either as principal or agent to prevent, hinder
or obstruct any person from peaceably entering
upon or establishing settlement or residence
on any tract of public land of the United States
within the State of California, subject to settle
ment or entry under any of the public-land laws
of the United States; or who binders, prevents
or obstructS free passage over or through the
public lands of the United States within the
State of California, for the purpose Of entry set
Element, or residence as aforesaid is guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and is punishable by fine of not
less than $50, or by imprisonment i'll the county
jail not exceeding six months, and may be pun
ished by both such fine and imprisonment, in
the sound discretion of the Court"
A. B. So, to protect the manufacturing indus
tries OF the State by compelling all manutactur-
ers to stamp the goods of their manufacture-
came up on its third reading. 1t is aimed at the
Chinese, and is an endeavor to drive them from
labor competition.
Carroll moved that tie bill be referred to q
committee of one to insert the words :" except
ing drugs and canned goods" Lost.
The bill was then passed by a vote of 65 ayes
to noes Those voting in the negative were:
Alexander, Adams. Atherton, Carroll ELS
worth, Sherburne, Vincent, Wilcox.
The following bills were read the first time
A. B &c. defining the crime of vagrancy; A. B..
1884, relative to cheats A. B. 1885, remunerating
L. o. Cosby for money advanced for the State
A. b. IS, for payment of Colonel W. b. Burtis
A. Is. IT'S. relating TO school land warrants A.
B. SO, relating to roads and highways A. b. 2OS,
reOrganiziDg municipal corporations; A. b. 30,
relating to crime of obtaining money under
false pretepse A. B. 1877, amending the County
Government Act.
A B. Al, relative to roads and byways, was
made a special order for Tuesday next, immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal.
A. b. a, relat ng to the powers OF Boards oil
Supervisors to impose license taxes and provide
for the collection thereof was refused a first
reading. Hyde gave notice of reconsideration.
MARIS's DIVORCE RECORD.
Anterior of Marin arose to n question of
privilege yesterday, and said that at the mass
meeting held Tuesday evening in the Assembly
chamber to discuss the proprety of enacting a
Sunday law, one of the speakers is reported in
the RECORD UNION as having said that to every
two marriages in Marin county there was one
divorce. This he denied. He lived in Marin,
and knew that all the divorce cases heard in
that county were brought in from Alameda and
but one local divorce case, and that was min
lister, who wished to get rid of his wife in order
to enable him to complete his studies and to
properly enter the profession.